Athletic Lab Audio Inventory

The Vertimax is a popular, albeit very expensive tool used by many Strength and Conditioning Coaches. In this episode of Discussions in the Lab, we are talking about the facts and fallacies of Training. In Part 1, learn why you’ll never see a Vertimax inside Athletic Lab and why our athletes still jump high and run fast.

Competing is important for both goal oriented and process oriented athletics and can be a fun and rewarding experience for fitness or CrossFit enthusiasts as well. If you enjoy doing the Olympic lifts in your training (Snatch and Clean and Jerk) then you should be competing in the sport of Weightlifting!

John did a quick interview with Chinese Women’s Volleyball strength coach Rett Larson on preparing them for the Rio Olympics and ultimately winning Gold.

Unstable Surface Training is often mistaken for functional, or even sport specific training. Yet almost all sports are played on a solid, stable surface. So what is the value in this type of training and is there ever a place for it? Greg, John, and Matt have the answer in this final part of our Discussions in the Lab Episode 10

Velocity Based Training: SPP Episode #15 with Dr. Bryan Mann

Matt Hunter, Greg Gustin, and John Evans explain why this commonly misrepresented tool is not an indicator of an impressive vertical jump and how to use them the right way in training.

Dr. Paul Comfort is the president of UKSCA and professor at University of Salford - Manchester, UK

In this episode:

- Background, experience and education

- Isometrics (testing and training application)

- Dynamic Strength Index (DSI)

- Scaling ratio methods while assessing and comparing athletes

- Weightlifting movements in sports

- “Optimal load“ for peak power production

- Periodisation of pulling derivates

- Information about Paul's “Advanced Strength and Conditioning“ book

- Where can people find and get in touch with Paul

Part 1 of our 3 part "Mythbusters" style Discussions in the Lab looks at how Speed Ladders (or agility Ladders) are being used Incorrectly and how to use them the RIGHT way.

In this episode, Matt discusses some of the more atypical athletes he is currently training. A Dog Agility Racing athlete and two BMX athletes are not your usual basketball, football, soccer, or even CrossFit athlete....but does that really change how you train them? Matt takes you through how he gathers information relevant to assessing and training these athletes and offers advice to coaches who may be hesitant to train an athlete that participates in a sport they are unfamiliar with.

In this episode Mike, Drake, and Greg are back talking about CrossFit, this time having a little fun. They were challenged with a 15-minute "EMOM" (Every Minute on the Minute) of questions. 5 Questions, each getting a minute to answer.